Kojima Countdown Flashes Big Boss

Finally, something of substance... or is it?!

The latest cycle in the mindf*** that is the Kojima Productions "NEXT" countdown page went live this evening, and beyond flashing two new letters ("P" and "R"), those who wait long enough can get startled with the face of a younger-looking Snake. Or rather, Big Boss, due to the eyepatch. As for the letters, they join the two "E"s and the number "3" on the countdown.

It's now becoming more obvious that Kojima's next game is, in fact, a fifth Metal Gear Solid game. Could this supposed Metal Gear Solid 5 be a "PRE"quel? Speculation is still rampant, but the picture is getting ever so clearer as E3 2009 approaches.

Comments (122)

MGS info

the P stands for Peace Walker on the psp, which is big bosses story continueing from MGS3 and Portable Ops, hence the big boss ^_^I cant wait for it :P

the R stands for Rising, which will be on 360 and PS3 and is about Raidans story, not much info is known about it yet.but my thoughts would be that its set before MGS4 because at the end of 4 Raidan settles down with his son John and Rose :) so I would say Rising is set between 2 and 4 but its about Radan XDYaY more kickass ninja Action! ^_^

side story?

in mgs4 when snake ask raiden in S. America that whats he been doing
raiden says "on a mission, finding somethimg, for someone"
maybe the next game is raiden's mission to find sunny and big bosses
corpse....and the first official photo of mgs4 has raiden in it
holding a baby....so think about it....my other guess that those 2
photos are big boss and grey fox

IT AINT BIG BOSS!!!

Could be Jack?

Think about the odds I agree with -MindFreak- coz everyone is
forgetting about Raiden's son in the end. Ok think about it for a
moment coz Raidens son loved comic book and heroes if i'm correct and
he looks up to Raiden his dad and Raiden is kind of like a hero in a
way so his son could have wanted to be like his father. A hero. So
there is a chance it could be Jack. And plus they brought him in at
the ending so probably they might introduce him in the start of the
new one MGS5!

Sequel Or Add On

Wait why would there be a sequel when Sunny created that virus that
made G.W. go bananas and destroyed the Patrionts and created
FOXALIVE..... If it is gonna be a sequel it'll probably be a side
story MGS4: Existence lol. But it can't be a sequel everything came to
a conclusion in MGS4 it'll probably be an add on on PSN Store.

Grey Fox or Raiden?

This is really leading
into looking a lot like Raiden, but, as stated before, there
is only one difference between this picture and all the others
I've found of him, Raiden has blue eyes and this guy (or girl as
previously mentioned) has an amber color to them (recessive and
dominant genes anyone?) Also, at one of Kojima's recent conferences
he had a controversial picture that said "the next
protagonist" with a silhouette of what, at the time, seemed
like Raiden. This seems like the kind of thing Kojima would do to
mislead us to further "surprise" us about the truth of it
all. Honestly, I wouldn't mind playing as Grey Fox with that bad-ass
sword and all!

Thats Sunny!

First off, the teaser shows 2 characters. The first is a
character that looks like Big Boss, but not old.

The first thing to note is his age, this image would put him in
his late 30s or early / mid 40s.

Things get interesting when we look at the 2nd character. It
looks like Raiden at first glance but a couple things stood out for
me. On close inspection, the eyes really got to me. The color is not
the same as Raiden's! Looking further I find that the hair, facial
features, and the eyes match perfectly to Sunny! If you remember,
Sunny's mother was the Ninja Grey Fox in MGS2 but was killed later
in that game. So if we believe for a minute that this is in fact an
older Sunny, then we must revisit who the "Big Boss" type
character is. My thought? Johnny "Akiba" looked stunningly
like a very young Solid Snake. Being a genetically altered soldier
that lacks nano machines, it is easy to see how Johnny could be
another Naked Snake clone without the complete knowledge from the
patriots. Johnny stuck out like a sore thumb in the last game but it
was never fully explained.

That's Sunny

In summary, I predict the next Metal Gear Solid (Sunny?) will
feature Sunny and Johnny. I called it on May 28th at 6PM Pacific.

hmm

Well I have a new theory. The letters P and S and the number 3 are
already up with a pic of Big Boss. As most know the next countdown is
gonna end and reveal the Numbers 6 and 0 with a Pic of Raiden.
PS360.... What if Kojima is making an exclusive game for both systems.
A Big Boss Game For PS3 and a Raiden Game for 360. It just seems like
something he would do to keep both sides happy. But it would also help
the sales for both systems. Xbots would probably give in and purchase
a PS3 for the new game and also MGS4 and the Sony croneys would do the
same for the 360. I already have both systems. So this would be a
pretty cool idea. To try to make peace with both systems and give a
real hard choice to Extreme fan boys. Get your exclusive game and be
stuborn and stick with your one system or stop hating and try the
other and get both. Its kinda brilliant if you ask me....but then
again i could be wrong. My mind is goin 180 miles a minute tryin to
figure it all out. I can't wait until E3!!!

The Truth That You've Been Missing

As you all know, this is a spoiler to those who haven't played MGS4
to the end, in the end cutscenes of MGS4 you see Raiden on a hospital
bed and Rose walks in with a child behind her O.o you all know where
I'm going with this *Sigh*.... Well anyways if theres going to be a
sequel it won't be Sunny I assure you it would most definitely be
Raiden's son. I've read some of the other comments and read other
articles on this topic and they all seem to mention Sunny in the
sequel as if people forgot alrea that Raid HAS A SON XD. I hope you
understand the point I'm trying to get across. ITS NOT SUNNY ITS
RAIDENS SON XD XD XP.

Could tht be Snake with the eye patch?

Think about it. In MGS 4 Snake had aged quite a bit and looked pretty
old, but he is a supersoldier and if x-files taught me anything it is
that supersoldiers never die. So here is my theory: After
MGS4, Snake caught Benjamin Button Syndrome and started de-aging.
Once he reached the de-age equal to that of Big-boss he put on an eye
patch and infiltrated the organization as the leader himself. This
game picks up at that point with Snake having to convince the bad guys
that they are leading immoral lives before he de-ages himself into
placental fluid. Unfortunately, because this strain of Benjamin Button
Syndrome speeds up as you de-age, the game will only be 45 minutes
long. That does not include the 30 hour cinematic at the end which
shows the entire devolution of Solid Snake into Liquid Sperm.

Actually...

There is little doubt that it is Grey Fox. Raiden has blue eyes
with no damage. Also, noting that it is OBVIOUSLY Big Boss, Grey
Fox and him were around at the same time. It is more than likely
a prequel or remake of MG1 or MG2. I know Kojima said he won't
be doing remakes, but he also said MGS2 was his last Metal Gear... so...

Know your Metal Gear history

In MGS1 when Fox is fighting Rex, his mask is open and clearly he is
blind in his right. Technicaly its still there but not functioning.
I'm not saying that picture is Gray Fox, but his eye is damaged none
the less. This new pic has his left eye damaged so Its probably not
Gray Fox unless the photo is reversed but I doubt it.

It's not Solidus, or Gray Fox.

And the ninja can't be Gray Fox because, well, if you have eyes, even
one, it's pretty obvious. Since when did Gray Fox ever have a suit
that looked EXACTLY LIKE Raiden's? Also, when did Gray Fox lose his
eye? Hmmm, let me think; never.

EDIT> The irony here is that since Kojima and KP tend to
autofellate themselves so hard, it'll turn out to be Gray Fox even
though that makes no sense.

I need Scissors! 61!

This whole teaser site is getting a little bit ridicolus. Might
as well join in.

I predict Kojima will walk on stage during Sony's Press confrence at
E3 and slowly reveals what the letters are all about, and what does
the next metal gear have to do w/ Big Boss and Raiden/Gray Fox.

To be honest, I would like to see what happened to Raiden when he
saved Sunny from The Patriots. Sure he said how he did saved
her, but I want to see some gameplay from that. Even it means to
be in DLC form, and the only weapon you'll use are his sword and knife.

I would also like to see remakes of Metal Gear 1 and 2, even if it
means they would be on the PSP. New thought. If this does
happen, Sony will probably say it will be released the same week the
[rumored] new PSP comes out.

Edit: Oh Snap! The new PSP is true, and the new MG (whatever
will be) will be platform release game. Who Called It?

Soldius Snake

It's probably Solidus. Solidus was in Africa and took Raiden
in. Also Raiden says something along the lines of how it was
raining when he was born. Oh, it's Africa because the patch on
the hat of Solidus says Militaires San Frontieres, a play on Doctors
San Frontieres. Well, this is speculation but to me it makes sense.

So...

No one finds this interesting in the translated interview? "Kojima:
No, it's XXX. I'm saying everything, maybe XXXXX. I'm designing and
directing all of this game" Looks like Kojima can never let go of
MGS, and thats a pretty damn good thing, in my opinion.

Anticipating another MGS

Well said. So many of the so-called 'fans' are bashing it's
potential saying that the franchise is getting milked. If you don't
wanna follow up the game, no one's forcing ya. It's not like you have
to play every single MGS game so as to save yourself from hellfire or
something. And it hasn't even been announced yet, which makes it a
potential for a 2012 release date. That isn't milking a franchise.
It's called 'a business potential.' I'd definitely love
another MGS game.

@Gameking04

It's been done. By yourself a gamecube and MGS - "The Twin
Snakes." With the inclusion of Shadow Moses in MGS4 there's no
need to go back there yet again. I say bring on Frank Jaeger, Big
Boss, Zanzibarland and more younger Ocelot(or is that
older(MGS3-to-current project) . . . lol, darn temporal shifts in
the franchise!).

More MGS Backstory is always welcomed!

I couldn't agree more. A prequel would be fine by me. As for
exclusivity, to real fans, it's all about the game and so long as
the quality doesn't suffer then, WHO CARES?! To those who
are bashing this title's possible potential because you had
"issues" with MGS4, well, to that I say "SAVE YOUR
MONEY," and us from your irrelavent opinions . . .

Please let it be...

A remake of the original Metal Gear! I want to see Solid Snake's
first adventure with updated graphics and combat and stealth gameplay.
Because let's face it, it's about time that they remake the original...

possible time and place

Médecins Sans Frontières, if you look
closly at his hat means Doctors without Boarders
created by French Doctors in 1971, who do not serve any political or
religious interest, or allow themsleves to be used as a tool for
foreign governments. (Wiki)

My bet is that this game is based on the events around the
1994 Rwanda Civil War. This is because it was the
only time ever that this particular group requested military
assistance from the French Army. It's in line with Metal Gear lore,
'Les Enfantes Terribles" (spelling?) started around the same time
as the creation of this factual organisation. Probably way off...
Still not serving any political or religious interest sounds
like a Big Boss ideal to me.

I Phone + Xbox 360

This is the next i phone game staring big boss. "Metal Gear
Touch Me Please, Touch me in the past" I hope metal gear is
coming to the xbox 360. They would make a lot of money. I am seeking a
ps3 just to play number 4. Sucksssss

What it REALLY is...

Anyone who knows anything already knows what it's teasing. I of
course am referring to the release of MGS4:Existence for the Wii.

Complete with Balance Board support, the less you weigh, the less
likely enemies will hear your footsteps. Also, using motion
controls, you get to shake the camera during cutscenes to irritate
Johnny's bowels. The graphics use the MGS1 engine to give it
that "classic" look and combat will be replaced by random
Wii-mote shaking minigames.

Also, it comes with a new peripheral, the "Virtual Eye"
which is actually just a repackaged Virtual Boy that was never
sold. You look into the visor to induce vomitting to get rid of
food poisoning from eating rotten tree frogs.

The internets

Hmm.

I don't know if multiplatform does go without saying. I mean, anything
could happen, and its definitely the smarter business practice, but past
signs, Kojima's preferences, and Famitsu point to exclusivity. I won't
rule it out, but don't get your hopes up.

I can't say what is going on...

but I am excited. I was ready to put Metal Gear to rest after
4, yet I now realize that there will always be a part of me that
craves Kojuma's particular blend of the ridiculousness and
awesomeness.What could all this mean though? Is this a prequel, or
is it some kind of delicious reuse?Kojima is sure playing this one up.

Multiplatform

All signs point to...

PS3's press conference at E3. The last countdown will be
Raiden, which will be shown around May 31, at this time the Raiden
countdown will be around 36 hours, which points to June 2nd.
Microsoft's conference is June 1 so that rules them out. Sony's
press conference is on June 2nd is quoted to be "the biggest in
11 years."

I have both a 360 and PS3, actually owned a 360 first, and honestly
being just a video game fan would be largely disappointed if it was
something for 360 only. I personally think it kinda sucks to see
MS buy everyone out.

@stealth_king

I think a story involving Big Boss and Gray Fox seems most
realistic...but hell, its Kojima, what is "realistic" goes
out the window. Personally, I think the story is focusing on whoever
that ninja is. I am guessing it is either Raiden (doubtful), Gray Fox
(likely), or Raiden's son perhaps a clone or biologically related to
Gray Fox in some way (after all, they do have the same eye color).
Heck, why not throw Sunny into the mix? Maybe she has some role. Or Olga.

I doubt its a sequel

Are we really going to believe they cloned Big Boss, again? If its
truly a sequel where you play as Raiden and they have a Big Boss clone
then Kojima is running out of ideas. Plus if they cloned Big Boss
again why does this one wear an eye patch? Big Boss lost his eye way
before they made any of the three clones and all of them had both eyes
when they first appeared.

As for a game about Solidus, I doubt it as 1: Solidus had the eye
patch on his left eye, 2: He dies not to long after losing his eye
(unless we get another M. Night plot twist here) and 3: Big Boss was
more or less the only one who wore a beret not to mention the
translation of the patch somewhat fits his philosophy. I still would
like to see a game about Solidus, he is one of the most underrated
characters in the series.

This looks like it could be a Big Boss and Gray Fox game, with that
probably being an early suit Fox wore before he finally went with the
famous armor we all know and love from MGS1. However I need some
reminding because heres what Ive realized. Maybe its a game about Big
Boss, Raiden, AND Solidus. Unless I forgot an important detail, isnt
it quite possible that Solidus trained Raiden while working for Big
Boss? That at one point in time all three of them could have been in
the same room? By the time Big Boss "dies" at the end of
MG2, Solidus should have been president already which means he should
have raised Raiden already so its quite possible Big Boss was there
when Raiden was growing up, though I suppose in that case Big Boss
should be a tad bit older than theyve depicted.

Completely unhelpful interview

Below are excerpts we translated. Each "X" refers to a
corresponding white circle Famitsu used to blot out important info. If
you are planning on filling in the blanks, do keep in mind that they
refer to a single Japanese character.

Hamamura: XXXXXXXXX's XXXXXX? Kojima: But, XXXXXXXXX. It's
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. Hamamura: Ah! I get it!! Kojima:
"XXXXX XXXXX XXX". Well, it's not "X", but a
"X" kind of feeling. That's him. I can't say the title yet,
but it's this kind of feeling. But it's the Metal Gear saga's
tradition. Hamamura: The time period is XXX? Kojima: No, it's
XXX. I'm saying everything, maybe XXXXX. I'm designing and directing
all of this game. Hamamura: Wha! Kojima: I think the focus
will be domestic, and we're launching it globally. For me, this is
like "XXXX". I won't say "X", but a solid story
has been created, and the MGS4 staff is making it. Hamamura: Wow!
That's great.

Kojima: This time, only the image of this guy (image) will
appear. Then lighting. Just this appearing, I wan everyone to guess.
This is how XX's will be appearing. Hamamura: This...is Big
Boss? Kojima: XX's way of appearing is slightly different.
Hamamura: Eh? Different...?

Kojima: The emblem on this guy's hat is important. Hamamura:
The emblem isn't a fox. There's like a world map thing drawn.
Kojima: It's not only an emblem, but for the game, it will be a new
type of system. Hamamura: Is it XX-XXXXXXXXXX? Kojima: Yes.
You'll while XXXXXXX. XXXX, etc. are a given, so they'll be included.
Ooops, I've said more than I was planning to. (laughs) Hamamura:
Hahahahaha! Well XXXXXX, it's XXXXXXX? Also, where's the game going to
be set? Kojima: The place is XXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXX happened, and it's
a XXXXX type of country. There isn't XXXXXXXX in the country, but they
do have XX like things and XXXX. At that time, XXXXXX come to where
the guy is.

Kojima: The theme is XX. XXXXX kinda thing or XXX theme, or
XXXXXXXXXXXX, or why is there X, that's where we're drawing. Maybe
everyone is probably thinking, "This sermon again!" Maybe
this sermon will become a genre. (laughs) Hamamura: Ahahahaha!
Kojima: This is quite a deep interview. Hamamura: So true!

@NAZAR3NE

im pretty sure MGS4 did sell quite well, over 4million i believe. it
could be easily found by a google search. Anyway by the looks of it it
will be a prequel or a remake of the 1st 2. Whatever it is, i will
pre-order asap. i just hope they keep MGS4 exclusive and hopefully any
future MG titles as well, nothing against 360(i own one in fact) but
when i think MG, i think Playstation(and yes i know there was MGS 2 on x
box and twin snakes on GC) but the best are the original Playstation
ones. Hopefully they stay exclusive. Metal gear FTW!!!

It's HIM and he looks unbelievable!

Oh god, I'm literally salivating right now. My saliva is thick with
anticipation. When I opened the teaser site first thing this morning,
I hadn't expected awesomeness in such magnitude. I didn't expect
anything but more alphabets. Then something like an X-ray images
flashes twice and I see HIM! The shock. I mean....it's friggin Big
Boss everyone. And doesn't he look uber awesome.

If you look at his cap, there's a Skull insignia and the phrase
'Militares Sans Frontiers'. At first I'd thought the Skull looked like
the Outer Heaven logo, but there is no snake protruding from the eyes
into the mouth so they may be two different symbols.

MGS 360

In regards to the 360 MGS. Maybe they'll get it, maybe they
wont. The up coming Xbox Famitsu doesnt plan on writing any
articles on Metal Gear for the Xbox. I would think if MGS4 or any MGS
for that matter was to finally grace the 360, they would want to
mention it. I have have both systems, so I really dont care much. It
does kinda bother me when either system takes an exclusive from one
another. I got mad when sony took Bioshock, because I bought a 360
just for that game and Mass Effect. Metal Gear is a huge exclusive
seller for sony. I'm sure there paying Konami the big bucks to keep it
that way. I would think they have learned there leason after the Final
Fantasy 13 Fail. If they didnt then they deserve to lose its
exclusiveness.On a separate note on all this Remake talk of the NES
ones. While that would be pretty cool, I dont think this is the case.
In those games he's already got his sean connery look goin and this
pic still has him relatively young. At least young enough for Solid
Snake to notice they look alike. So I think It takes place in the late
70's or early to mid 80s. The Raiden thing is anybodys guess. I have
no idea. Maybe its Gray Fox instead which would make more sense. I
think Maybe Gray Fox might be Raidens Father. It would explain the
Blonde hair they share and why you would think it was raiden instead
of gray fox. Plus it could go into the whole sins of the father type
stuff. They are similar and some things are to coencidental. But this
all speculation. I cant wait until more is revealed

God dammit....

Dont get me wrong I love MGS alot... a whole lot, but I would
like to see something new or something else revisited...to be
honest I was really hoping for Snatcher, or Z.O.E. or hell even
Policenauts...MGS needs a Break...

My prediction.

This teaser is for both MGS4+Oxide, Oxide being (knowing MS and going
off of what GameFork has said) timed exclusive DLC where (my guess)
you get to play as Raiden and an MGS5 (multiplatform or a?so a timed
exclusive.) announcement.

What do you guys think, am I crazy? Rumor has it that sales were not
that good for MGS4 and I've heard that KZ2 hasn't done quite as well
as it should have either. I'm sure MGS4 would make a killing on the 360.

Kangaroos?

@nevir27

Ugh, if its a 360 remake im gonna be pissed. Not because it has
anything to do with 360 - but because after all this hype, now I
freakin want a *new* metal gear. Although I still think a remake of
*original* Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2 would be sweet...although
unlikely at this point.

goddamn goddamn

Honestly, if Akiba was a clone of big boss I might quit playing.
Haha. I'm still pissed that he hooked up with Meryl. He is the joke of
the franchise. He always has the shits. Why develope him into an
important character? I don't understand how psi would suggest akiba to
be another clone. He looks nothing like big boss and his grandfather
is in mgs3. Also, he doesn't rapidly age like psi would suggest. Gray
fox still being alive would be pretty ridiculous too. I mean he was
squashed by metal gear. Although, somehow raiden lost all of his limbs
and had a giant ship fall on him but returned to fight people with a
sword in his mouth so I could see fox being alive still.

future mgs

As many people have already said, it could be a future mgs, as
further down the line as they could want to go really. If you
aged Akiba around 20 years or so, he could mayyyyybe look like big
boss and then as to the raiden photo, it could be raidens son, as ya
saw at the end of mgs4. Dont know how theyll explain the eye
color difference but that could easily be taken care of. The
only real downside to the akiba being big boss clone i read somewhere
was that, his grandfather( i think) was in mgs3. So yea, or its
just a mgs4 remake for the 360. who knows.

I jizzed my pants...

I honestly didn't think that KojiPro will be doing anything Metal
Gear-related so soon. I was genuinely expecting a new IP. Something
that Kojima had never attempted before. This is totally mind-blowing
for me! lol I think it's mainly because it's BIG BOSS. I thought that
Kojima was done with Big Boss and his lineage. But, apparently, this
is evidently wrong. But before I call MGS5 I think that Kojima's NEXT
Project may possibly be MGS4: Subsistence or something but with Big
Boss content, perhaps?

Fox not Raiden

Like Juannius
originally said, there have been some translations going around. The
"Big Boss" could be actually Big Boss, or perhaps a new
clone - possibly Akiba. And most are 99% sure that is NOT Raiden, but
Frank (Gray Fox). Fox did in fact get his eye destroyed in the fight
against metal gear, and his eyes are red, like in the Famitsu pic.
Raiden's are blue/grey. Anyways, a lot of speculation going
on...either way, I know its gonna be awesome. Its Kojima, after all.
(But here is to hoping for a ps3 not psp release...)

ITS THE BIG BOSS 'S GAME

I'm so confused

The game can't be about solidus because he had an eyepatch on the
opposite eye of big boss. This is def big boss. Big boss didn't have
anything to do with raiden, it was solidus who was a part of raiden's
backstory, thus I'm confused as all hell. I was so pumped when I saw
this and then the raiden leak kind of put me off. No offense to anyone
but raiden redeemed himself only slightly for me in mgs4 so i still
would rather play a prequel as big boss than a sequel as raiden (I
still kind of hate him from Mgs2). Idk though. A younger gen of gamers
seem to really like raiden. My gf's sis and her best friend both say
that raiden is their fav character from the series, which just
confuses me. There is a large gap between portable ops and the nes
metal gear that would work awesome as a game, while anything after 4
of course is open for new possibilities. There is of course the
possibility that the leak is a pic of gray fox, but I'm sorry that
looks like raiden to me, regardless of eye color.

At first...

The "enhanced release" was my initial thought as well. I
think it's quite clear, based on the evidence, that that won't be the
case this time. Raiden/Grey Fox didn't look like that and Big Boss...
he REALLY didn't look like that.

The PSI article

Some of it has been translated, new PS3 and PSP game that will have
interconnectivity, pretty excited to see how those games will interact
with each other and the new game will take 7 years after MGS 4.
Shaping up to be a nice couple of years to be a PS3 owner...

NEXT MGS TRANSLATION

some guys at psi (playstation insider) have translated some of the
text from the japanese famitsu and they think its "akiba"
(who they think is a big boss clone) and that it aparently takes place
7 years after 4, and that its for ps3 and psp that it has some sort of
conectivity, if you think about it check out the hat on "big
boss" the sing on it, its not a fox its something like a
world, and it would make sense since also in the interview they say
that he´s been part of MGS, MGS2, MGS3 and MGS4... imagine it...........

Shit...

I just contradicted myself. If, in fact, this is a teaser for one
game, then it's impossible for Raiden to look like that and have Big
Boss alive. However I'm thinking this is going to be a two game
announcement. Maybe the Big Boss game will be for 360 and Raiden for
PS3. Granted it's just speculation, it may explain the rendering of
Big Bosses face (clearly too much for the PSP) and
Liquid_Ocelot_Wesker's findings.

(I did just notice a bit of orange behind or on Raiden/Grey Fox,
which is a color seen on the Grey Fox)

Grey Fox?

It's too soon to say if that's the Grey Fox I think. That jaw line
looks like Raiden, and Frank wasn't blond, nor did he lose an eye
before he died right? Unlike Frank, it IS possible that raiden lost
one eye and maybe has a cybernetic one for the other (explaining the,
what looks to be, red eye). And that wouldn't explain the
thunder/lightning teasers or previous rumors of Raiden as the lead.
Too soon to tell.

As for the 360 thing... I really hope not. Sony will lose yet another
franchise (Final Fantasy). I liked having at least MGS/MGO to throw at
Halo and all it's blind followers.

@nobleeskimo

That is something I have thought of. And I think it is such a
good idea and should happen. I was thinking of a MGS3 mixed with
the gameplay of MGS:PO (like building your army) type of hybrid game
for ps3. But I think this is a game about Raidens youth/Africa
prehaps with Big Boss and/or grey fox.

Actually..

I like this one....

The famistsu ad astrayraven linked shows raiden and the bigboss guy
could be solidus like jondee says, sooooo how about that part of the
time line jacks training by solidus then his big rescue thingy with
olga's baby.... could be cool.

MGS3 remake?

You know, it could be a re-release of MGS2 and MGS3 for the
PS3. The "Existence" title that Kojima registered so
long ago could be MGS: Existence, which is MGS4 updated along with
MGS2 and MGS3 updated for the PS3. Big Boss is in 3, and Raiden
is the front in 2. It'll be like The Orange box... but for Metal Gear.

Honestly

How can anyone hate a new metal gear unless you werent a fan in the
first place which in turn why bother commenting anyway? Just to piss
people off who do like it? Thats low class. Every metal gear has
delivered awesomeness in spades and I dont care if they came out with
one every week. As long as it still kicks as much ass as the ones
before it. I love the characters, the 90 minute cutscenes, The
stealth, The confusing story that leaves me to play it over and over
to learn something new everytime. Its my favorite series and i really
dont give crap about milkin or one trick ponys or whatever. Theres a
thousand pokemon and mario related games released it seems every year
and one metal gear ever few years and its not like its gonna be
released in this year or even the next. Yeah a snatcher or ZOE game
would be nice, but screw it. Its Metal Gear and its comming whether
anyone likes it or not and I for one am really psyched about it.

Now I'm Intrigued

That definitely has the same graphical look as MGS4. Not like you'd
really expect them to be using any different engine, this time, but
notable. I'd always expected that having another prequel being one of
the ideas Kojima was considering, but I wasn't thinking it'd be the
one he'd actually do. This should be very interesting. Wonder whether
Big Boss is the playable character (which I hope) or it is a
remake of the old ones.

I rather like this slow stream, myself, despite how agonizing it is
to some. Should lead to an interesting E3.

Dammit

LOL@comments like 1 trick pony

You pissants get the nugs to make a franchise or 1 single fucking game
that stands the test of time, then toss out your infantile insults. MGS
deserves it's standing and fought for it's place. You think you can do
better? Exactly...stfu. Fuckin teeny bopper tardbags. This is 1 of the
reasons I wish all teh netz gave addresses, lol. Some day there will be
a shit talkers anonymous for dumb fucks across the web who talk shit,
until then...you have peeps like me who just piss and moan and wish
these fuckheads were within striking distance. Anyway, if it's MGS5...I
<3 Hideo, if not...I love Hideo.

Love the game

Metal Gear NES

A remake of that could play in pretty much any way the creator
wanted. I had it, I played it, I didn't like it all that much. It
would be nice to see it turned into an actual game, but I'm not
holding my breath.

Big Boss... I'm sorry.

He deserves to get a bit of respect and dignity back, considering how
he was so terribly abused in Guns of the Patriots.

Whoever said it was milking the series: It's hardly
"milking" at all. "Milking" would be Dynasty
Warriors 20 or Mobile Suit Gundam Piece of Shit Game that is Dragging
a (Formerly) Respected Series' Name Through the Dirt, or
MSGPSGD(F)RSNTD for short. No, no. This next Metal Gear? It's going to
(presumably) fill in the missing pieces of (and expand on) the story.
It would be a nice addition to the series, as there's still a lot we
don't know.

ProphetofRegret: As far as we all know Snake did die in the end of 4,
and nobody (give or take a few "special people") wants to
see a loved character/hero die. That's like saying killing Link or
Master Cheif in their respective games would make it the best game
ever. And yeah it's been a year, but some people get bored with it and
want to hear more. I'm going to assume you didn't complain with the
Halo 3: Recon news did you? On top of that it's just announcing the
development which, as most of you know, can take years. It's just
something to make our mouths water and build hype.

I don't know about everyone else but I personally enjoy just
listening to the Thunder and Rain while I'm doing other things on the
computer. I don't mind waiting for these countdowns to end.

puzzle fun

ok now.. some people say its a 5 that flases some say its an S. if u
wanna say its an S and u mix up the letters a bit... take that P and
3, put it with the S u get PS3 hahahha xbox360? huh? what??? maybe the
countdown will lead to more letters so u can play scrable better. hahaha

Pre-Snake E3

the beret says "Military without frontiers" and the letters
in sequential order are "P" "R" "E"
"e" "3". And the lower case "e" is
the japanese symbol for snake actually. So thus we have
"Pre-Snake" at E3.

remake?

Hmm

Prequel 3 maybe? After all MGS3 was the first prequel and Portable
Ops was the second so it could be a third prequel. All I have to say
is YES! F*** YES! To hell with Raiden he can suck it. But another game
staring Big Boss? F*** YEAH!

another letter. or number

So disappointing

I love MGS and all, but it's time to move on. Snake should have
eaten a bullet at the end of 4 and it would have been the greatest
game ever. I would much rather see Kojima put his talents to a
new project or revisit something like Snatchers. I mean, it's
only been a year since MGS4...do we really need to start talking about
the next one?